What questions do you want to put in the midst of a caring, lively group of people?
During the first Conversation Week in Seattle (2002), all cafés touched on the following set of questions.
- How is 9/11 changing your life?
- Where do you see reason for hope?
- What are you now called to do?
These were starting points and touchstones, not walls. What other questions do you want to put in the midst of a caring, lively group of people? Powerful questions are at the heart of Conversation Cafés. Here are a few that our hosts and partners have come up with. Use them as is, or let them inspire your own questions.
What is our common good?
What do I really care about?
What am I here to do?
What do you do when you don't know what to do?
What beliefs and values do we hold most dear in this time of uncertainty and change?
What do we really mean by "security"?
In the context of current events, how do we create community for the common good?
In the midst of this catastrophe, what illusions about myself and my world am I starting to see through?
What realities am I starting to touch, whether of a painful or hopeful sort?
What is missing for our world to no longer be a breeding ground for anger and terrorism?
What would be the essential elements for creating a world that is thriving, sustainable and just for all?
What is the larger possibility of the Global Coalition Against Terrorism? How can we make that possibility a reality?
What is the deeper meaning of the events of September 11 and this period in our common history?
What stories of hope and possibility can I see at this critical moment in our human community?
What can I do personally in my own world (family, organization, community) to make a difference and to promote a life affirming future?
What deeper opportunities might this time make possible? What can we each do personally to contribute to a life affirming future.. for ourselves and for others around us?